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and one shot near Reading the next day ; 

 Harting, " Birds of Middlesex," p. 128. 



One, near Lough Neagh, May, 1866; Howard 

 Saunders, "Zoologist," 1866, p. 389. 



One, near Weston-super-Mare ; Cecil Smith, 

 " Birds of Somersetshire," p. 287. 



Several seen, Isle of Arran, July, 1866; H. 

 Blake Knox, "Zoologist," 1866, p. 456. 



Several seen, Achill Island; H. Blake Knox, 

 "Zoologist," 1866, p. 523. 



One, near the Lizard, Cornwall ; Rodd, " List 

 of the Birds of Cornwall," 2nd ed. p. 23. 



One, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, Sept. 8, 1870; Hele, 

 "The Field," Sept. 17, 1870. 



One seen, Colchester, June 8, 1871 ; Dr. Bree, 

 "The Field," June 17, 1871. 



One seen. South Point, Durham, July 24, 

 1871 ; G. E. Crawhall, "The Field," Aug. 5, 

 1871. 



In all the above instances the birds were shot, 

 except where stated to have been seen only. 



The term "Alpine Swift " is unfortunately a 

 misnomer, since the bird is in no way confined 



